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Love (2)
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba).
(2):
(v. i.) To have the feeling of love; to be in love.
(3):
(n.) To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.
(4):
(n.) To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.
(5):
(n.) To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.
(6):
(n.) Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.
(7):
(n.) Courtship; - chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
(8):
(n.) Nothing; no points scored on one side; - used in counting score at tennis, etc.
(9):
(n.) A thin silk stuff.
(10):
(n.) Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
(11):
(n.) The object of affection; - often employed in endearing address.
(12):
(n.) Due gratitude and reverence to God.
(13):
(n.) Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; - opposed to hate; often with of and an object.
(14):
(n.) A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Love (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/love-2.html. 1828.
